Social grants to be paid out earlier in May
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Bulawayo residents asked to flush toilets at the same time every day
The state-run 'Chronicle' said the strategy, known as the big flush, has been used in two previous drought years.
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Zimbabweans queue as central bank releases $30mn into market
Until now, the majority of Zimbabweans have been using debit cards or mobile phones to pay for goods but are sometimes forced to pay higher prices if they don't have cash.
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After fanfare, new Zimbabwe banknotes fail to arrive
Banks visited by Reuters had yet to receive the new bills, and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya said he could not immediately comment on why they had not been distributed.
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Drought drives 7 million Zimbabweans onto food aid
Earlier this year, aid agencies said around 5.3 million people would need food aid between now and April, when the next harvest is due.
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Zimbabwe minister charged with corruption costing $3.7 million
His arrest comes as critics accuse the president of lacking the drive to carry out the political reforms needed to help Zimbabwe recover from its worst economic crisis in a decade.
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Zimbabwe government workers to strike over low pay
Zimbabwe is struggling with an economic crisis as President Emmerson Mnangagwa tries to overcome decades of mismanagement, sanctions and hyperinflation under former president Robert Mugabe.
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Zimbabwe’s drought grips cattle, wipes out grazing
Officials say more than 4,500 cattle have so far died in Matabeleland south province.
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Zimbabwe to boost cash supply with new notes
The southern African country is still reeling from decades of economic mismanagement under former president Robert Mugabe, which drove inflation through the roof and rendered local money worthless.
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Hippos kill Zimbabwean man trying to cross SA border
It's suspected the man, who hasn't been named, was trying to cross the Limpopo to get into South Africa illegally.
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Zimbabwe sanction debate a diversion from 'murderous regime', says MDC
Hundreds in Harare and in Pretoria marched against the sanctions imposed 80 individuals including President Mnangagwa and 50 companies.
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SADC calls for immediate removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe
On Friday, SADC said it was deeply concerned that the ongoing sanctions by the European Union and the United States of America are hurting the Zimbabwean economy.
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Over 30 captured elephants flown out of Zim – activists
The elephants aged between three to five had been held at Hwange National Park for months, and activists had tried to get the shipment stopped.
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Zim doctors maintain they’re not returning to work until pay demands addressed
They said the state just decided to cut their salaries without consulting them.
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Proteas ease passed Zimbabwe in Africa Netball Cup
The hosts secured 69-39 victory in over its neighbours.
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Zimbabwe's power cuts to worsen due to suppressed imports, warns Zesa
It said the country would experience suppressed power supply until imports were restored to normal levels.
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Price of bread rises 60% overnight in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans can barely keep pace with the price rises that have rekindled fears of hyperinflation which reached 500 billion percent a decade ago and forced the country to trash its own currency.
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MDC seeks court interdict blocking Zim cops from entering offices
On Monday, anti-riot police stormed the premises forcing staff to leave.
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Zimbabwe anti-riot police seal off MDC headquarters in Harare
The police said they discovered more than 200 anti-riot police helmets stashed in the basement of a nearby building.
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Zimbabwe readmitted as International Cricket Council member
Zimbabwe will now be able to take up their place in the men's Under-19 World Cup in January and the ICC Super League later in 2020.
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Zimbabwe doctors defy court, enter 43rd day of strike
Zimbabwe's labour court ruled the action 'unlawful' on Friday and ordered the medics back to their wards within 48 hours.
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Zimbabwean company sows first legal hemp seeds
The Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust sowed six varieties of industrial cannabis, saying it chose a prison yard out of "convenience" as the property already had tight security.
